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This is going to be an unorganized mess, so it'll be bulletpoints of news, tidbits, rumors and gossip as it rolls in. Last year we saw the first appearance of Little Big Planet and Home. You never know what nice surprises might happen.
Again, LOTS of rumors, please keep this in mind--but it should be fun to speculate.
Live Coverage:
- EuroGamer
- Joystiq Live Blog of MS Keynote
- CNBC (Microsoft coverage only)
- 1UPs Live Blog
- IGN Live Blog
Sony
Microsoft
Nintendo
Multi-Platform
Again, LOTS of rumors, please keep this in mind--but it should be fun to speculate.
Live Coverage:
- EuroGamer
- Joystiq Live Blog of MS Keynote
- CNBC (Microsoft coverage only)
- 1UPs Live Blog
- IGN Live Blog
Sony
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- [fact] Harrison admits frustration at Sony Japan; Slow to response to idea of social gaming.
- [fact] Castle Crashers this summer!
- [fact] "We've got a new build of GT5 Prologue in today, *and* a look at the new Warhawk content."
- [rumor] Sony will show the much awaited in-game XMB feature aswell as the LittleBigPlanet-Home interaction. Furthermore, a big announcement of Home, the public Beta is here. Details to follow at this year's GDC.
- [fact] Sony isn't doing a keynote this year and, infact, will have the weakest attendance and showing of the big three.
- [rumor] Killzone 2 shows off teaser.
- [rumor] Infamous will be finally revealed.
- [rumor MotorStorm 2 will be officially announced.
- [rumor] Naughty Dog drops hints for their next project they've been working on.
- [speculation] PSP Price cut announced?
- [rumor] God of War III listed on Gamespot as appearing at GDC.
- [rumor] No MGS4 at GDC
Microsoft
- [fact] Kotaku does a walk-through of the XNA Community Games. (queasy)
- [fact] Gears of War 2 teaser trailer (queasy)
- [fact] Itagaki says that he's developing Ninja Gaiden 2 as an exclusive 360 title
- [fact] Fable 2 to have dynamic co-op (a la Crackdown). GameTrailers has video showing off the co-op and other stuff. (Thanks Queasy)
- [fact] You can also build wireless multiplayer games for Zune. Bertie tells me the games aren't on Live yet - Chris wasn't specific, but he did say that they'd be there and mentioned that we should go for them "after the speech". Anyway: "This year we complete that vision - we democratise game creation."
- [fact] Community Games (aka the XNA Developer's Club) will now be distributed through Xbox Live. As of right now you can go to XBL Marketplace to download free trial downloads of a few of the games shown. (Queasy)
- [fact] 3 MILLION SONGS DLed FOR ROCK BAND.
- [fact] In "Too Human" the players are call to living a experience to you of action without comparisons, phrenetic yield from complete integration of combat body-to-body and with crews from fire, with to elements of game of role and one graphical exceptional obtained thanks to the power of Xbox 360. With the game modalities multiplayer online, the releasable contents and the systems in order to remain in contact with other players of all the world, these titles them of sure happening take advantage of all the power of Xbox LIVE in order to create entusiasmanti and really innovative experiences of entertainment. Every game, moreover, includes functionality for objects it to you, that they will concur with makes a subscriber to Xbox LIVE to contribute to beyond a billion of objects to you up to now available on the service. Moreover, as in the case of the games from taverna of "Fable 2", the releasable contents of Xbox LIVE Marketplace will offer to the players the possibility to personalize and to improve their experiences of game.
- [fact] Gears of War 2 in November.
- [fact] Fable 2 will be supplemented by an XBLA game to be released BEFORE the retail edition that will allow you to raise money for your character in the ultimate release version
- [fact] Ninja Gaiden 2 releasing globally in June of this year and shipping with "saved films".
- [fact] John Schappert's A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community
- [rumor] Gears of War officially announced?
- [rumor] We should see Alan Wake, Fable 2, Banjo, Too Human
- [fact] GameDaily BIZ: Will there be any shocking revelations from Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo? What clues can you give us? Jamil Moledina: Well James, do you own a 360? [Smiles]
- [rumor] Halo Wars to finally be demonstrated.
- [speculation] New Xbox 360 SKU announced?
- Street Fighter 4 shown (only on 360)
- [expected] Kotaku found a 360 kiosk with a disk read error today.
Nintendo
- [rumor] Mario Kart Wii release date announced along with pricing.
- [rumor] Retro Studio to announce new Wii game (not Metroid).
- [speculation] Final Fantasy IV remake announced.
Multi-Platform
- [fact] Prototype gameplay video
- [rumor] EA to announce/show Skate 2
- [rumor] Rumor has it that Capcom will be showing playable versions of Resident Evil 5 and Super Street Fighter II HD at the Game Developers Conference next week. Funny thing is, I don?t see Capcom listed as an exhibitor. They might have kiosks in both Sony and Microsoft?s booths though. I won?t be there til Wednesday so if you find out it?s true, give us a shout.
- [fact] 2K Games today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will hit stores on June 3.
- [fact] Far Cry 2 tech demo
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